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Chimica nella Scuola

Storia ed epistemologia

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Chimica nella Scuola n. 2 2025

Acidi e basi da Arrhenius a Brønsted: una vicenda con molti protagonisti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1473/cns.v2i2.237
Submitted
27 June 2025
Published
30-06-2025

Abstract

Between the two definitions of acids and bases proposed by S. Arrhenius (1887) and J.N. Brønsted (1923), several important chemists have concentrated their interest and efforts to analyze other relevant properties of these classes of compounds. This work aims to illustrate in particular the role of R. Abegg, P. Pfeiffer, A. Werner and L. Michaelis in the development of a more inclusive definition.

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